New Jersey Cuts Overdose Deaths 22% to 1,546 in 2025 as Federal Funding Faces Curbs
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Updated · wdhafm.com · Jun 23
New Jersey Cuts Overdose Deaths 22% to 1,546 in 2025 as Federal Funding Faces Curbs
3 articles · Updated · wdhafm.com · Jun 23
Summary
New Jersey recorded 1,546 overdose deaths in 2025, down from 1,983 in 2024, a 22% drop that outpaced the 14% national decline.
Opioid-related deaths drove the reduction, which state advocates linked to greater awareness of opiate risks and wider access to addiction services.
The 2025 toll is also more than 50% below New Jersey's 2022 peak of over 3,000 deaths, even as substance use disorder continued rising nationally.
Federal policy is turning less supportive: SAMHSA said in April its funds can no longer buy or distribute fentanyl test strips, and the president's 2027 budget proposes further cuts to prevention and treatment programs.